Learn Tagalog 09

“To be something” in Tagalog: Drills

Welcome back! In this video, we'll practice the pattern to be something in
Tagalog.

All the combinations in the table are correct.

Mabait siya.
– He or she is kind.Mabait si John.
– John is kind.Mabait ang mga babae.
– The women are kind. The word mga makes it plural, so there's
more than one woman here.Mabait iyon.
– That person, far from you and me, is kind.Iyon could actually
also refer to a thing, not just a person. It depends on the situation.

Now let's do the same with turista.

Turista siya.
– He or she is a tourist.Turista si John. –
John is a tourist.Turista ang mga babae. – The women are tourists.Turista iyon.
– That person (over there) is a tourist.

And now with natutulog, which is a verb. It means is sleeping
or was sleeping and the action is still ongoing in the situation.